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Filming is Underway on ‘Hocus Pocus 2’; Sequel Brings the Sanderson Sisters Back Next Halloween!
Disney confirmed late last year that the long-awaited sequel Hocus Pocus 2 is on the way for the Disney+ streaming service, and it’s currently set to arrive sometime in Fall 2022.
The film is being billed as “the spooky sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic,” with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all back as the beloved Sanderson Sisters.
Anne Fletcher (The Guilt Trip) is directing the movie, and we’ve learned via Rhode Island’s The Providence Journal this week that filming on Hocus Pocus 2 is now well underway!
The site reported on Tuesday, “A movie crew making the Disney sequel filmed Tuesday at La Salle Academy, and is said to be returning Wednesday, according to people on the set.”
In the sequel, “Three young women accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on the world.”
The Kenny Ortega-directed 1993 movie starred Omri Katz as a curious youngster who moves to Salem, Massachusetts, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches (played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) that were executed in the 17th century. The film also starred Thora Birch, who may be back for the sequel as well.
Jen D’Angelo (“Workaholics”) wrote the sequel’s script.
Six months after taking the world by storm on the big screen, Toho’s epic masterpiece Godzilla Minus One has finally been unleashed AT HOME here in the United States today.
The official Godzilla website announces, “Fans of the King of the Monsters can now stream Godzilla Minus One on Netflix, with Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color digital purchase ($14.99) and digital rental ($5.99) available across popular platforms.
“Godzilla Minus One is available to stream on Netflix starting June 1, subtitled and dubbed in Japanese, English, and more languages in North America. Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color will be available to stream on Netflix later this summer.
“The subtitled versions of Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color can also be purchased or rented digitally in subtitled versions starting June 1 on Amazon, Apple iTunes, Google Play, Microsoft, and FandangoNOW/VUDU, inDemand, XBOX, and Vubiquity. The films will also be offered through Dish and DirecTV for digital purchase and rental.
“From Director, Screenwriter, and Visual Effects Supervisor Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki, with music by Naoki Sato.
“Godzilla Minus One opened in North American theaters on December 1, 2023 nationwide after being shown in participating premium large format theaters for Early Access Fan Event Screenings on November 29. Its black and white version, Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color, released in North America on January 26, 2024, running for one week only through February 1, 2024.
“Before arriving on digital platforms, Godzilla Minus One helped celebrate the 70th anniversary of Godzilla by becoming a global critical success with a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, and commercial success as it became the highest grossing Japanese live-action film in US Box Office History as well as the #3 top grossing Foreign Film in US Box Office History.”
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